Azzolino v. Dingfelder

MITCHELL, Justice.

This appeal arises from a medical malpractice action brought by a child and his parents and siblings alleging that the defendants’ negligent failure to advise the parents properly of the availability of amniocentesis and genetic counseling and negligent prenatal care of the mother prevented the termination of the mother’s pregnancy by abortion and thereby resulted in the child’s birth. The child is afflicted with Down’s Syndrome, a genetic disorder characterized by mental retardation and physical abnormalities. We conclude that neither the parents’ claim for relief for…